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Data Privacy & Liability Disclaimer

Your personal information will be treated in strictest confidence and not shared with third-parties. Despite painstaking content controls, we accept no liability for the content of external pages to which we have created links. Sole responsibility for the content of target pages is borne by the operator thereof.

Copyright

The content of this website is protected under copyright law. Publication of content and photographic materials from this website is only permissible with the expressed permission of our editorial staff. Information on this website has been presented to the best of our knowledge and has been painstakingly edited for its accuracy. Nevertheless, content and factual errors cannot be completely excluded. The author accepts no guarantee or liability whatsoever for the correctness, topicality or comprehensiveness of information presented. All information is provided without warrantee. This also applies to all links targeting other URLs which are cited on our website.

Liability Disclaimer

1. Online Content The author accepts no responsibility for the topicality, accuracy, completeness or quality of the information supplied. Liability claims against the author based on damages of material or emotional nature, caused by the use or non-use of information presented, or through the use of erroneous or incomplete information, are fundamentally excluded, in so far as the author is not guilty of any demonstrably willful or gross negligence. All information presented is subject to change and is non-binding. The author expressly reserves the right to change, supplement, delete, or shut down portions of the site without notice, or to close down this publication in its entirety either temporarily or permanently.

2. References and Links With regards to direct or indirect references to external Internet sites ("links") which are themselves outside the field of responsibility of the author, liability for illegal content will only then be assumed if the author has knowledge of the content of those sites and it is technically feasible and reasonable for the author to prevent usage of said sites. The author hereby expressly declares that, at the time links were installed on this site, no illegal content was apparent on the targeted sites. The author has absolutely no influence on the current or future design, content or copyright of the linked pages. Consequently, the author expressly distances himself from all content on said linked pages which have been altered since installation of the original link. This declaration applies to all references and links within the author's own Internet site, as well as entries made by other parties in guestbooks, discussion forums and mailing lists which were created by the author. Sole liability for illegal, erroneous or incomplete content, and particularly for damages which might by caused by use or non-use of any such information supplied, is born by the provider of the target site, and not by the provider who included a link to that particular site.

3. Copyright and Trademarking The author makes every effort in all publications to respect copyright on all graphics, audio files, video clips and texts, and to make use of self-created graphics, audio files, video clips and texts, or to avail himself of non-licensed graphics, audio files, video clips and texts. All those brand names and trademarks cited in the author's Internet platform, some of which are, on occasion, protected by third parties, are subject without restriction to applicable copyright laws and the proprietary rights of the registered owners. The conclusion should not be drawn from their mere naming, that trademarks are not protected by third-party rights! Copyrights for those objects published and created by the author himself, remain solely with the author. Duplication or use of such graphics, audio documents, video clips and texts in other electronic or print publications, is not permitted, except with the expressed permission of the author.

4. Privacy Policy Insofar as the website provides the opportunity to enter personal or business information (e-mail addresses, names, addresses), the user does so on an expressly voluntary basis. The user may avail himself and/or pay for all proffered services – insofar as it is technically possibly or feasible – without having to enter such information or by providing anonymous data or a pseudonym.

5. Legal Force of this Liability Disclaimer This liability disclaimer is to be regarded as part of those Internet pages from which it was referenced. In so far as portions or isolated formulations of the text do not, no longer or incompletely reflect applicable law, the content and validity of the remaining portions of the document remain unaffected.

6. Use of External Services

Use of Google AnalyticsThis website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses “cookies”, which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage to the website provider.

Google may potentially share this information with third-parties, insofar as this is legally permissibly and/or said third-parties or processing the information on behalf of Google. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser. However, please note that if you do this, you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. By using our website, you declare your agreement with the data collected by Google being processed in the way, and for the purposes as described above.

If you open pages on our website which feature such a plugin, a connection between the Facebook servers and your browser will automatically be established. This in turn transmits data to the Facebook serves as to which of our webpages you have visited. If you are simultaneously logged into Facebook as a member, Facebook will assign this information to your personal Facebook user account. By using plugin functions (for example, clicking on “Like” buttons or adding a comment), this information will likewise be integrated into your Facebook account, which you can only prevent by logging out of Facebook before making use of the plugin.

Further information about the collection of data and the use thereof by Facebook, as well as your rights pertaining thereto and options for protecting your privacy, can be found in Facebook’s own privacy policy.